Quote by James Davison Hunter

“Idealism, however impractical, gives a meaning to our existence.”

— Anirban Bose

“If you require force to promote your ideal, there is something wrong with your ideal.”

— JSB Morse

“Idealists mature badly. If they can’t outgrow their idealism, they become hypocrites or blind.”

— Brent Weeks

“But the ideal is terribly difficult to grasp or to hold.”

— Jawaharlal Nehru

“Idealism is the cradle for change. One cannot make something new without first envisioning the possibility.”

— Molly Collier

“Idealism is an ideal which is based on the idea of someone of the perfect world or the perfect life. An idealist fails to…

— Awdhesh Singh

The enemy of idealism is zealotry.

— Neil Kinnock

“Author sees the "congested idealism" of the generally discontent as reservoir that will support centralized power even while disagreeing with many specific provisions.”

— Sinclair Lewis

“idealism mistakenly imputes a logic and rationality to culture”

— James Davison Hunter

. . . idealism is one of the greatest forces in the world. It makes seeming impossibilities possible and succeeds where prudence fails. But…

— Grenville Kleiser

“Ideals make reason inaccessible.”

— Floriano Martins

“Centuries and centuries of idealism have not failed to influence reality”

— Jorge Luis Borges